A fairytale. An adventure drama based on a Russian book It is about a boy who joins a gang of ice skating pickpockets and meets an aristocratic girl and they fall in love, testing their love from social classes.
The typical story that he entertains.
Quality.
Entertaining The well recreated era, wonderful costumes and production values.
Good performances.
You easily get hooked on the characters.
Just a slight nude.
Good effects, just one moment is not fully achieved, just like action stunts.
It speaks of love, of fighting for who we want to be, of breaking the system, of breaking schemes, it even has feminist touches.
A wonderful Christmas fairy tale.
33% - Critics
83% - Audience
7.1Keywords: christmas19th centuryice skatingst. petersburg, russiadelivery boy
Plot summary
The 20th century is just around the corner. In winter, St. Petersburg transforms into a fairy tale-like wonderland where frozen rivers and canals serve as the iced-over roads and bustle with skaters and markets. The city is home to 18-year-old Matvey who works as an ice-skating delivery boy at a local bakery. The son of a poor lamplighter, his only treasure is a pair of silver-plated skates he inherited from his father. When he is unjustly fired he joins a gang of pickpockets who work the canals, led by the revolutionary-minded Alex. Meanwhile, a high-ranking official's daughter Alisa feels like a prisoner in her father's mansion. She dreams of studying science which goes against her father's conservative views on a woman's role in society. One day their paths cross.
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Movie Reviews
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Romeo & Juliet On Skates and in Russia
High level, this is a typical love story between two young fluttering hearts from different social classes yet with a fresh modern approach as well as a period piece. This time the story takes place in Russia around New Years of 1900 and often on ice skates; hence the title. Much like on the Titanic, their romance is hindered by social status. Here the young man is the lower class chap and in need of money for his mother's surgery. He of course falls into the wrong crowd and starts thieving with them...on skates! A bunch of slick pickpocketing and diverting the attention of the target scenes commence. At the same time, the well to do young lady is feeling constrained by her life as she wants to make something of her life. So when their paths cross, intrigued is sparked. Will their romance survive their stations in life? This was an entertaining movie with awesome sets and settings, brisk pacing and an appropriate modern approach to this classic tale.
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A good Russian movie on Netflix
It is a good option to entertain you for 2 hours; the actors are charismatic, the plot is decent and the cinematography is beautiful; it is a nice love story full of drama and action.